Is The Grove in Eastbourne a nice place to live?

The Grove is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. The Grove is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

The Grove is located in the Ratton ward of the Eastbourne district in East Sussex.
Coordinates 50.791225, 0.249661
Grid Ref TQ586014
Suburb Motcombe
Constituency Eastbourne
Postcodes BN20 9DA

House Prices

The average house price in The Grove is 44.82% higher than the rest of Eastbourne. The last sale we have on record is 8 The Grove, that sold for £330,000. The average house price in Eastbourne is £308,021 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Grove

Date No. Type Price
16/12/2022 8 Detached £330,000
13/09/2022 15 Detached £951,000
07/01/2022 14 Detached £550,000
28/05/2020 3 Detached £650,000
18/05/2020 3 Semi £310,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in The Grove, East Sussex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Sussex Police in The Grove during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes The Grove and compared that to the average for the Ratton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Grove, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Ratton ward

Social economic statistics for The Grove

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean The Grove is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Grove is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around The Grove experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Grove are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Grove involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Grove are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in The Grove are in the top 30% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of The Grove, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Grove are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Grove

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of The Grove.

Unemployment in The Grove

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.86% of The Grove residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Grove

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Grove. The proportion of retirees on The Grove is 24.19% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
42.79% of The Grove residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Grove

The proportion of home owners on The Grove is 31.22% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.08% of properties in The Grove are private rented and 1.69% are social rented.
93.22% of residents of The Grove own their home

Country of Birth of The Grove residents

The proportion if The Grove residents born in the UK is 11.3% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.05% of The Grove residents were born outside the UK.
93.95% of The Grove residents were born in the UK

The Grove Summary

With house prices in The Grove more than the average for East Sussex and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. The Grove is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. The Grove has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Grove maybe difficult.

The Grove has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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